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Dreux
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- For the saint of this name, see Saint Drogo.
Commune of Dreux Saint-Pierre Church in Dreux |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 21' 59" E |
| Latitude | 48° 44' 14" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Drouais |
| Mayor | Gérard Hamel (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 75 m–139 m |
| Land area¹ | 24.27 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
31,849 |
| - Density (1999) | 1,312.3/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28134/ 28100 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Dreux is a town and commune in northwest France, in the Eure-et-Loir département.
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Dreux came to national attention in 1983 when the then-small National Front made its first electoral breakthrough, winning control of the city council and deputy mayorship. This came at a time of rising unemployment and popular resentment directed at the visible and impoverished community of immigrants, many of whom were Muslims. The Socialist mayor at the time, Françoise Gaspard, later wrote a book about her experience and the times, A Small City in France.
In the Middle Ages, Dreux was the centre of the County of Dreux. The first large battle of the French Wars of Religion occurred at Dreux, on December 19, 1562, resulting in a near-run victory for the Catholic-Royal forces.
Victor Hugo proposed to his wife here in 1821.
Members of the Orléans family, including king Louis-Philippe (reigned 1830-1848), are buried in the Royal Chapel of Dreux.
Dreux is the home of one of the strongest cricket teams in France.
Dreux was the birthplace of:
Dreux is twinned with:
Todi, Italy, since 1960
Melsungen, Germany, since 1966
Koudougou, Burkina Faso, since 1972
Evesham, United Kingdom, since 1977- Bautzen, Germany, since 1992
- City council website (in French)
- Tourist office website
- Personal website about Dreux (in French)
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